tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post7530450040935443806..comments2024-03-29T17:44:23.905+13:00Comments on The Flaxen Saxon Chronicles: The Most Influential Individual of the 20th CenturyFlaxen Saxonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-78666704970819702082018-02-01T19:11:54.697+13:002018-02-01T19:11:54.697+13:00StamiMax For many people this can be the best repl...<a href="http://jackedmuscleextremeadvice.com/stamimax/" rel="nofollow">StamiMax</a> For many people this can be the best replacement of the get jacked fast because in period it takes to drive to and from the gym you should have already gotten a workout in. 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The Scheiflan plan was born from this dilemma. As for the question: 'the Germans were itching for war'. I am not convinced this was the case. Of course we will never know the answer to this question so I'm happy to concede that you may be right. I think at that time Germany was set to become the dominant power in Europe due to economic and industrial forces. Like all powers the Germans realised that a general war would be incredibly destructive. Perhaps they were willing to take the gamble that they were going to be the winners in a Great War. Even if the Germans were spoiling for a fight they still needed a good reason to set the world afire. The bellicose Kaiser, tried to find a way out of war toward the end of the crisis or at least limit the participants, especially with regard to Britain. I might do a post on this very question. As an aside, I've been listening to a podcast on the Great War, narrated by an American historian called Dan Carlin. I think it is called, 'Blueprint for Armageddon. I recommend you should listen to it; it is highly insightful and thought provoking. Every Saturday afternoon, I sit on my deck, with my son and a beer and listen to the podcast. Flaxen Saxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-54472638471177789492018-01-28T10:04:41.062+13:002018-01-28T10:04:41.062+13:00You are right of course, there are individuals whi...You are right of course, there are individuals which changed the course of history: Mohammed, Jesus, Alexander the Great. I chose a particular period for a reason as it has resonance with today. If I had to choose one man who had the most influence on the world stage, I would choose Ghengis the Great Khan. Perhaps an inspiration for a post- let's see. Flaxen Saxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-32079515401170766002018-01-28T07:44:26.287+13:002018-01-28T07:44:26.287+13:00I think you are looking at too small a scale, when...I think you are looking at too small a scale, when it comes to chaos created by one single person, look no further than Mohammed.Tony Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845646094493899262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-3650709817911140892018-01-28T00:25:21.417+13:002018-01-28T00:25:21.417+13:00I’ve always thought that this opportunist assassin...I’ve always thought that this opportunist assassination changed the course of history, but I’m not sure that a war wouldn’t have happened anyway. The German Schlieffen Plan was formulated in 1905, almost a decade before the start of the conflict, with the prime object of quickly neutralising France by attacking her by going through Belgium and then going on to conquer Russia. This plan was offensive rather than defensive, so the Keizer and his generals were clearly itching for a scrap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-34934371760148704552018-01-27T19:44:36.140+13:002018-01-27T19:44:36.140+13:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.naomiwaltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631585866777590639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-12935373427670747172018-01-27T19:26:46.391+13:002018-01-27T19:26:46.391+13:00Yea Ted, idealism is a powerful human motivation, ...Yea Ted, idealism is a powerful human motivation, for good or ill, generally for ill. As for Princip, an idealistic young man willing to spend his life for his dream. Perhaps a pawn in the 'Great Game', frankly I don't think we will ever discover the truth. Regardless, we must live with the consequencies.Flaxen Saxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-24996262354758665822018-01-27T03:47:50.213+13:002018-01-27T03:47:50.213+13:00Can't fault you there, although Gavrilo was li...Can't fault you there, although Gavrilo was like the student activists today: full of romantic ideology but a bit short on seeing implications and consequences whilst being cynically used and manipulated by Bosnian police/military.Ted Treenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392121240286596231noreply@blogger.com